Vera Bradley is a footwear & accessories business based in the US. Vera Bradley shares (VRA) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $5.53 – an increase of 7.59% over the previous week. Vera Bradley employs 2,135 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $439.7 million.
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| Latest market close | $5.53 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $4.38 - $8.35 |
| 50-day moving average | $5.50 |
| 200-day moving average | $6.65 |
| Wall St. target price | $6.50 |
| PE ratio | 278.5 |
| Dividend yield | N/A |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.02 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $5.57 from 2024-10-15
| 1 week (2024-10-10) | 8.37% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-17) | 9.43% |
| 3 months (2024-07-17) | -19.28% |
| 6 months (2024-04-17) | -12.83% |
| 1 year (2023-10-17) | -20.54% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-17) | 87.54% |
| 3 years (2021-10-14) | 9.85 |
| 5 years (2019-10-17) | 10.77 |
Valuing Vera Bradley stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Vera Bradley's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Vera Bradley's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 279x. In other words, Vera Bradley shares trade at around 279x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Vera Bradley's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.31. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Vera Bradley's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Vera Bradley's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $12.2 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Vera Bradley's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $439.7 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 2.59% |
| Gross profit TTM | $239.1 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.27% |
| Return on equity TTM | 0.34% |
| Profit margin | 0.19% |
| Book value | $8.45 |
| Market Capitalization | $157.2 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting Vera Bradley to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Over the last 12 months, Vera Bradley's shares have ranged in value from as little as $4.38 up to $8.35. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Vera Bradley's is 1.888. This would suggest that Vera Bradley's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Vera Bradley, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells women's handbags, luggage and travel items, fashion and home accessories, and gifts. It operates through three segments: Vera Bradley Direct, Vera Bradley Indirect, and Pura Vida. The company offers bag products, such as totes, crossbodies, satchels, clutches, backpacks, baby bags, and lunch bags; accessories, including ID holders, lanyards, wallets, wristlets, eyewear, scarves, hair accessories, and various technology accessories; bracelets, rings, and necklaces under Pura Vida brand name; and travel products consist of rolling luggage, cosmetics, and travel and packing accessories, as well as travel bags comprising duffel and weekend bags. It also provides home products that include throw blankets, beach towels, and comforters, as well as items, such as mugs and tumblers; apparel/footwear comprising sleepwear, footwear, outerwear, tees and hoodies, and socks; and stationery and merchandising products, as well as freight, licensing, and gift card breakage services. The company sells its Vera Bradley branded products through its full-line and outlet stores in the United States; verabradley. com, an online outlet site; its annual outlet sale in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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